Zuma Critic Faces South Africa Charges

POLOKWANE, South Africa—A prominent critic of South Africa's president is set to face money-laundering and racketeering charges, in a case that highlights the perils of mixing politics and business in the continent's largest economy.

Julius Malema, an expelled former youth leader of the country's ruling African National Congress, appeared before the Polokwane Magistrates Court on Friday to face charges of "improperly" receiving 4.2 million rand ($474,640) in connection with a government contract, said a spokesman...

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